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The unwritten history of the American Saf-t-Bra

By Mark | August 2, 2011

My friend Al Hoff in Pittsburgh shared this with me today, and I thought that I’d pay it forward by sharing it with you. According to Al, who you might know better as the woman behind the zine empire once known as Thrift Score, the photo was snapped in a Reading, PA art space called […]

Posted in History, OCD, Other | Also tagged Al Hoff, American Studies, Barbie, bras, gas masks, goggles, GoggleWorks, National Archive, Project Runway, Saf-t-Bra, safety bra, safety gear, Schlumberger, Thriftscore, Wilson Safety, Wilson Safety Products, Women's Bureau, World War II, WWII | 12 Comments

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